On May 8, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law Senate Bill 297 (SB 297), a bill that significantly revises the existing Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). Although the MCDPA took effect on October 1, 2024,...more
5/16/2025
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Data Privacy ,
Enforcement ,
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Minors ,
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New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
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State Privacy Laws
On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an Order (Extension Order) granting a limited waiver that delays the effective date of certain portions of Section 64.1200(a)(10) of the FCC’s rules by one year –...more
On April 4, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act (KCDPA) into law, making Kentucky the sixteenth state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation and the third state to do so in...more
4/16/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
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Exemptions ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) (Senate Bill 619) on July 18, making Oregon the twelfth state to enact comprehensive data privacy legislation. The OCPA is primarily based on...more
8/16/2023
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Oregon ,
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State Legislatures ,
State Privacy Laws
On July 10, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring adequate protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more
7/24/2023
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Binding Corporate Rules ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
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EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Framework ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
On June 6, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis approved the passage of Senate Bill 262, which establishes the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), set to go into effect July 1, 2024. Florida is now the tenth state to pass...more
6/13/2023
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Data Collection ,
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Florida ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government
On April 21, the Montana legislature unanimously passed the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) (SB 384), joining several states with general consumer data privacy bills. The MCDPA most closely aligns with the...more
This holiday season and the new year brought us a revised draft of the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules, gifted by the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office on December 21, 2022, along with a second round of revisions...more
2/1/2023
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